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Dynamo Office Hours: Hosts of the Dynamo Party

The recording from last Thursdays Autodesk Community Conversation is online. The recording is posted on the event page and in the Dynamo Office Hours YouTube Playlist: Join Sol and Jacob as they dive into the Dynamo for FormIt/Alias/Robot Structural Analysis and Advance Steel connections; exploring how their relationships are a two way street, the differences in UI that support a smooth host experience, dive into the Library and additional nodes that these hosts bring to the table, and then traverse... Read more →

Join Our Autodesk Community Team

There is a new job opening on the Autodesk Community Team for a Community Operations Manager, Remote North America. ”The Autodesk Community is a global network of connected customers, partners, and employees who learn from each other, develop professional practice, and drive innovation in their respective industries. Autodesk Community programs help anyone connect, solve problems, share expertise, and realize business value. We are looking for a Community Operations Manager's to provide steady operational support to customer-focused Community programs.” For more... Read more →

Become an Autodesk Community Voices Blog Author

Autodesk Community Voices — a new blog by the community, for the community. It’s your place to connect, share, and learn with the community. The blog will feature product tips, workflows, articles, updates, and more, all shared by members of Autodesk’s global community. The blog was launched just barely a month ago, and is growing fast with 20+ authors and 20+ blog post articles. A few things about the Voices Blog Currently all authors are Autodesk customers that participate in... Read more →

March 2022 Autodesk Community Conversations

Join experts from Autodesk Community in our virtual meetups to delve into product features, discover innovative workflows, learn tools and techniques, and make connections. See all sessions Dynamo Office Hours: Getting Civil with Dynamo Thursday 03 March 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Presented by Sol Amour and Jacob Small Come join Sol and Jacob as we dive into the Dynamo for Civil 3D connection; exploring how this relationship is a two way street, the differences in... Read more →

Upcoming Autodesk Community Conversations & Two Recordings

Community Conversations are virtual meetups featuring expert speakers from across Autodesk Community. Sessions range from deep dives, tips and tricks, and live demonstrations on products such as AutoCAD, Revit, Dynamo, and Fusion 360, to roundtables on industry insights, emerging trends, and career stories, and more. All experience levels, from beginner to expert, are welcome. Join a session to delve into product features, discover innovative workflows, learn tools and techniques, and make connections in the Community. We are adding more and... Read more →

On the Mend

On Friday February 18th, 2022, I had, surgery to repair a tear in my left knee meniscus. I’m doing great, and even walking short distances now. Read more →

Autodesk Open Source

Autodesk Open Source provides the global community of innovators an opportunity to learn, contribute and grow. Visit our Open Source site and see how you can get involved in our latest projects: opensource.autodesk.com Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation - Dynamo inside a Host February 3rd, 2022

Come join Sol Amour & Jacob Small as they jump into "Dynamo Inside a Host", exploring how Dynamo functions inside the host environment; Revit, Civil 3D, FormIt, and all your favourite integrations. We will explore what it means to have Dynamo in or out of process, how the Library changes, dive into application specific data, content locations and package management and discover how nodes show up from different hosts. We will then touch upon how to re-use graph content across... Read more →

Autodesk Community Voices Blog Goes Live

Autodesk Community Voices—a new blog by the community, for the community. Link: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autodesk-community-voices/bg-p/voices-blog This new Autodesk Community blog is a place to connect, share, and learn with the community. The blog will feature product tips, workflows, articles, updates, and more, all shared by members of Autodesk’s global community. We’re pleased to kick things off today with 4 great posts, including reflections on Autodesk’s 40th birthday this week by Shaun Bryant “AutoCAD Turns 40. How time flies….” and Sam Lucido “Happy... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation of 2021 This Week

Join us this Thursday December 9th, the last Autodesk Community Conversation of 2021, until 2022. Join the generative design elves Sol Amour & his merry cohost Jacob Small for the 2021 Dynamo Wrap Up Autodesk Community Conversation. RSVP Now! Dynamo 2021 Wrap Up Read more →

Join Us for a Great Conversation

I I hope you will join me, Shawn Bryant, Donnia Tabor-Hanson, and Kimberly Fuhrman tomorrow for another 2 great Autodesk Community Conversations. There is still time, RSVP to join us! https://autode.sk/3qGKTjd Going mobile with AutoCAD, Part 4 with Shaun Bryant Favorite, Fabulous, Formulas for Families in Revit with Donnia Tabor-Hanson Read more →

Autodesk Civil 3D Event in Chinese Language

Our Autodesk Community Journal blog is going global with an international post s... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation Recordings from Last Week

In case you weren't able to attend our two sessions last week, the recordings are now posted. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/community-conversations/how-to-make-dynamo-sing/ec-p/10715464#M253 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/community-conversations/going-mobile-with-autocad-with-shaun-bryant-part-3/ec-p/10715365#M251 While here thinking about this, RSVP for the December Autodesk Community Conversations. Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation with Donnia Tabor-Hanson

We just added a new Autodesk Community Conversation to our December sessions! What: Favorite, Fabulous, Formulas for Families in Revit with Donnia Tabor-Hanson What is your favorite formula used for? Turning things one or off as needed? Setting arrays? Selecting sizes? Preventing null values on extrusions? Adding or removing parts? How many “if” statements can you really put in a formula? Lots of formulas to play within this session. When: Dec. 2nd at 10am PDT RSVP Now, its Free! https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/community-conversations/favorite-fabulous-formulas-for-families-in-revit-with-donnia/ec-p/10761704#M260... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversations – Join Us

We have many Autodesk Community Conversations planned this month, including 2 tomorrow morning. They are free, you always learn something that helps you, and you can ask questions because its a conversation. Come join us, RSVP now https://autode.sk/3qGKTjd Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation The Dyfference Between Dynamo Things

Join Jacob Small & Sol Amour for The Dyfference Between Dynamo Things Thur. at 1pm EST. Explore the world of Custom Nodes inside of Dynamo & discover how packaging up content in this way can change your workflows and empower your content creation. Join and also invite others! https://autode.sk/31lAIG1 Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation Snakes on a (Dynamo) Plane The Many Resources and Recording

We have posted the recording and the many great Dynamo and Python resources Sol Amour shared i the Community Conversation. Come dive into the world of Python inside of Dynamo with Jacob and Sol and explore how this powerful scripting language interacts with the Dynamo environment. You will understand the difference between engines (IronPython vs. CPython) and releases, how to access the authoring environment and all the power that this node brings you, how to leverage intellisense and directory searching... Read more →

Two Awesome Autodesk Community Conversations This Week

This week we have two awesome and free Community Conversations with experts in both AutoCAD and Dynamo. Join us and bring your questions to the conversation! Wednesday, October 20, 2021 08:00 AM PDT Going mobile with AutoCAD with Shaun Bryant, Part 1 Join Autodesk Expert Elite member Shaun Bryant for the first part of a series on "Going mobile with AutoCAD", ask your questions live and learn all about: Using your Autodesk ID in the AutoCAD desktop app Utilizing the... Read more →

Autodesk Community 5k Day One

Today Autodesk University 2021 opened and the Autodesk Community 5k Fun Run started. This is not a race, nor a run or a length 5k – it is just having fun and being active. I did a 8 mile mountain bike ride this morning and was rooted-on by a friendly squirrel and some waterfowl. Wherever you are on the planet, post photos from your Autodesk Community 5k! October 5th to the 14th. Use hashtag #AC5k when sharing your photos on... Read more →

The Autodesk Community 5k Fun Run Starts Tomorrow

Whether you run, walk, cycle, paddle, or swim, you’re welcome to join in the fun and set your own distance goals based on your fitness level. What’s important isn’t your performance, but having fun being active and connecting as a community. Where are you going to walk, run, paddle, bike, swim, skate, ski? We are excited to see your photos and there will be a social wall of posts! When? During Autodesk University from October 5th to the 14th, 2021.... Read more →

What Are Your Top 5 AU 2021 Sessions?

We have been asking our Autodesk Community and seeing what sessions they think others in their industry should bookmark and attend at the upcoming Autodesk University 2021 or watch the sessions after the recordings are posted. Looking for some great #AU2021 sessions in AEC? Check out 5 session recommendations from Purvi Gandhi Irwin, AIA LEED AP BD+C to consider attending, or watching after the recordings are posted. Register (its FREE to attend) now to build your schedule: https://autode.sk/3m6ICvb Read more →

When Geeks Play with Zoom

This happened yesterday when testing to find ways to expand participation in Dynamo Meetups. It was a fun time with Sol Amour an Jacob Small. Please join us after Autodesk University when our Autodesk Community Conversations on Dynamo begin again. I present to you, Send in the Clones, Generative Zoom, Generative Sol 7 Jacob, or submit your own title in the comments. Sol and Jacob are amazing technical talented and great humans. So honored and proud to call them colleagues. Read more →

Community Feedback Hub

The new Community Feedback Hub from the Autodesk Community Team is now Live! It’s our new dedicated space for you to share your thoughts and insights, respond to our programs and resources, and help us do the best we can to provide the communities that you need. Community Feedback Hub Link We know that the previous Community Feedback Boards didn’t work. They left a lot of feedback unanswered, and loops weren’t getting closed. You didn’t have a constructive outlet to... Read more →

Autodesk Group Network at Autodesk University 2021

The AU 2021 catalog is live - so start building your AU schedule! Make sure to bookmark and add our meetups to your calendar before they fill up! October 6: Year at a Glance Celebration October 7: The Shift to Hybrid User Groups and Meetups Attend a class hosted by a Group Leader So many of our Group Leaders received the honor to become an AU Speaker this year. Here are all of the approved AU Speakers + Group Leaders... Read more →

Autodesk Community Journal Blog

Announcing Autodesk Community Journal, our first-ever blog from the Autodesk Community Team! We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Autodesk Community Journal, our brand-new blog from the Autodesk Community team. Read and bookmark to keep up to date with community news and resources, learn more about our team and what we do, and find out how you can get involved. https://blogs.autodesk.com/community-journal/ Link to announcement post` Read more →